Writer's Block: Comic Instinct

[thaumh]

I believe apes do, and cats very possibly do. Dogs perhaps, and maybe even squirrels only because of their 'advanced' brains (as rodents go). Birds? Well, I suppose it depends on the species. Raptors not so much. Small wrens and sparrows and swallows and such? Nah. Parrots depends on the subspecies. The Corvidae, i.e. crows ravens and jays, oh yeah

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[lacombe]

I think that cats at least have a sense of irony.

[thaumh]

Heh-heh, oh yeah, definitely.
Someone commented to me RL when I was reading the other Answers that I forgot to mention Cetations, whales and dolphins. The thing is, I didn't 'forget' them. The question was, "Do you think _Animals_ have a sense of humor." Well, while technically Humans are Animals (SHUT UP FUNDIES!), we consider ourselves 'people'. I'm of the mind to agree with the late Doug Adams. Practically the entire porpoise family are sentient or nearly, thus in my mind 'people'. Just because they didn't invent the wheel fire taxes and war, and instead just mucked about the oceans and have a good time, doesn't make them any less sentient and/or intelligent that us.
Short answer, I have no doubt that they have a sense of humor

[lacombe]

Actually, off of those creatures you mentioned, and the amoeba, are animals of the kingdom Animalia.

[thaumh]

Yes, but can an amoeba laugh?